Spain. Political activist. Born in Seville, he was one of the founders of the Anarchist Trade Union, but then joined the Communist Party. Gomez was detained by the police 72 times, faced 42 criminal charges, and was expelled from Spain, France, Belgium, and Germany. He then worked in the Kuznetsoy factory in Siberia. He returned to Spain in 1936 after the election victory of the left-wing government. He was in Barcelona when the civil war broke out and fought there and later in Aragon. He was the political commissar of the Balearic command. During the war, many Gypsies were members of the Catalan Nationalist Party and fought for the government. After the defeat of the government, he sought refuge in the Soviet Union again.

Helios Gómez — (Sevilla 1905 Barcelona 1956) was un emblematic personality of Spanish graphic.In many fields Rromani people have brought their contribution in Europe, but they are mainly known in music area. However in others arts Rroms have made an impression… … Wikipedia